Whole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
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AfterAir Duct Cleaning Before & After in Ashburn, VA
We’ve cleaned ducts in Ashburn since 2013, and we’ve learned that homeowners don’t need more adjectives. They need to see the plenum, the duct run, the register, and what actually came out of them. Every job we finish includes a Documented Photo Record, delivered to you, of every duct run before and after. These are representative cases from homes we’ve worked in neighborhoods across Loudoun County.
Recent Transformations
Heavy Debris Build-Up in Single-Family Home, Ashburn Farm
The camera showed a 2.5-inch debris build-up at the first elbow of the main trunk line in a 1998 colonial off Ashburn Road. The homeowner reported uneven heating between the first and second floors every winter. We used Rotobrush contact cleaning on the branch lines and Nikro negative-pressure extraction on the trunk, with a Honeywell-mounted HEPA filtration unit running continuously during the four-hour job. The after photos showed bare galvanized steel at every access point. The homeowner’s written scope included 14 before-and-after images, one per duct run, with the final static pressure reading printed on the invoice.
Post-Renovation Dust Load, Brambleton Townhouse
A Brambleton townhouse near Creighton Road had undergone a full kitchen and drywall renovation six months prior. The return air pathway was loaded with gypsum dust and fiberglass fragments that the HVAC filter had never caught. We sealed the registers with Abatement Technologies containment barriers, ran a pre-cleaning camera survey, and extracted the material with a two-stage process: dry-contact brushing first, then negative-pressure wash on the flexible duct sections. The photo record showed white mineral deposits on the before shots and clean flex duct in the afters. We delivered the image set to the homeowner’s email before the crew left the driveway.
Pet Hair Accumulation in Oneida Home, Ashburn Village
Three golden retrievers, twelve years of shedding, and a single-story ranch in Ashburn Village produced a mat of hair and dander across the supply registers that restricted airflow by an estimated 30% based on the pre-cleaning static pressure test. We removed each register, photographed the blockage, and used a combination of Rotobrush agitation and Nikro vacuum extraction. The branch line serving the master bedroom had a visible hair accumulation 18 inches back from the register face. After cleaning, we installed an Aprilaire media filter cabinet sized to the existing return. The photo record included a close-up of the filter slot before and after installation.
Mold-Prone Ductwork in Loudoun Valley Estates
A home in Loudoun Valley Estates near the Goose Creek tributary had recurring musty odor when the AC cycled on in July and August. The humidity in that part of Ashburn runs higher than areas west of Route 15, and the flex duct in the crawl space showed spotting consistent with past moisture intrusion. We cleaned the entire system with negative-pressure extraction, applied a Guardsman EPA-registered sanitizing agent to the interior surfaces, and ran a post-treatment camera survey to verify even coverage. The photo record showed the spotted flex duct before, the same section after cleaning, and the final pass with the sanitizing fogger visible. We also documented the new vapor barrier we recommended the homeowner have installed by a crawl space contractor.
Dryer Vent Fire Hazard, University Center
A townhome in University Center had a dryer taking three cycles to dry towels and a faint burning smell on heavy loads. The exterior termination was 22 feet from the dryer with two 90-degree elbows, a configuration that traps lint regardless of how often the screen is cleaned. We removed a compacted lint mass the size of a football from the transition duct and another 14 inches of packed material from the vertical riser. The before photo showed zero visible daylight through the 4-inch galvanized pipe. The after photo showed the bore clear to the roof jack. We included a thermal image of the dryer exhaust temperature before and after, showing a 34-degree drop in surface temperature at the termination point. This is standard on every dryer vent job we do in Ashburn.
Duct Sealing and Cleaning Combo, Belmont Station
A 2004-built home in Belmont Station had never had the ductwork touched. The plenum (the main distribution box, usually sheet metal, where the furnace connects to the trunk lines) had visible gaps at three joint locations, and one branch line had separated entirely from the take-off collar. We photographed each defect, cleaned the system with contact brushing and negative-pressure extraction, then sealed all joints with mastic and mesh reinforcement. The before photo showed a 3/8-inch gap blowing conditioned air into the basement ceiling. The after photo showed the sealed joint with the mastic tag still wet. The homeowner’s written scope included the static pressure test before sealing, after sealing, and the final photo record of all 11 access points. The system was running 1.2 inches of water column more efficiently on the return side after we finished.
Want Results Like These?
Every job starts with a written price before any work begins, under Haven Standard Clause 1. No exceptions. Every job ends with a Documented Photo Record of every duct run, delivered to you. If you’re in Ashburn, Brambleton, or anywhere in Loudoun County, call (240) 771-1508 for a flat-price quote. Estimates are free, and we put our number next to any competitor’s written estimate at no charge.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Ashburn, serving Ashburn since 2013.